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Friday, 09 April 2010

Twelve Frakking Days

Three plus years I've been working towards this stupid work visa. Three
plus years of neurotically checking the requirements website to make
sure I'm still going to qualify... Three plus years of working my arse
off and saving every penny I could while spending an obscene amount on
an MBA... Seeing my income go down over that time, thanks to the frakking recession... And to quote Metalocalypse, the recession is an asshole.

I was 12 days away from meeting all the requirements. I already
meet everything but the reserve funds thing (they're there, but they
have to be there for 3 months). I have been chasing paperwork from the
various parties and beating my head against a wall trying to make them
understand what I need (no, the online slips are not good enough).
TWELVE FRAKKING DAYS.

And then...

I re427-checked the visa services website today. And they've changed the requirements. As of yesterday.

I had 85 points. I need 75 points. Now I have 70 points. Frak me!

The one possible solution I can see is that IF I get my completion bonus* promptly at the end of this contract and IF the exchange rate stays at the obscenely inflated level it's at now and IF I make my application a month later than planned...
Then I will just barely scrape by.

If anybody else has any suggestions, I'd love to hear them.

On the bright side, this means I may be able to make it to my friend's wedding in Vancouver in June after all.

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* Euphemism meaning 'money I've earned but that my employer is holding back to make sure I don't leave before the end of the contract'.